In the time it takes you to read this post, another eight children in developing countries will have died from water-related illnesses. That, I think we can all agree, is no way to start the school year.<\/p>\n
In fact, at least 1.6 million children from developing countries won’t be starting school this year, because they died over the past year from diseases related to lack of sanitation and safe drinking water. In all, nearly 300 million school days will be lost to these illnesses. An entire generation, and with it, their future economic contributions, lost to a completely preventable cause.<\/p>\n
Next week, the safe water and sanitation world gathers in Stockholm for the annual World Water Week forum , where they will discuss the world’s most urgent water related issues, exchange ideas and foster new thinking for developing communities. With a particular focus on water quality this year, PSI and partners, including USAID, UNICEF and WHO, will facilitate a seminar on increasing access to water supply, water quality, and household water treatment (HWT) options. During this Healthier Water, Healthier People session, representatives from Kenya, Rwanda and Indonesia will share their perspectives and experiences on the challenges around providing safe drinking water to their communities and talk about ways in which effective household water treatment programs can best complement water supply efforts . . . <\/p>\n
Read the full article at the Huffington Post – On World Water Week 2010<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","related_countries":[],"related_projects":[],"news_category":[],"health-area":[],"capabilities-and-cross-cutting":[],"class_list":["post-3855","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t